You can’t put a harness on a race horse. – Ron Kitchens

On Today’s Episode:

* Breaking down the old-age stigma of productivity that says as long as you are in your seat you are productive

* The work process has changed: untraditional hours, working remotely, flexibility

* Do not get lost in “tradition”

* Leaders need to manage and lead differently as the culture of effectiveness shifts

* Remove barriers to allow your team to produce with as little friction as possible

* Give your team an end goal and let them run

* It takes a mindset shift

Always Forward.

Ron

Question: How can you better challenge yourself to think openly about what productivity looks like for your team?

Be true to yourself, help others, make each day your masterpiece. – John Wooden

On today’s Episode:

* A “dream job” mentality

* Find clarity with outcomes

* Create your dreams in the current realities

* Practical ways to love the job you’re in

* Have a sense of stick-with-it-ness

* Work with excellence where you’re at

* Have a perspective of “ get to”

Always Forward.

Ron

Question: What practical things do you do each day to love where you are? 

Words that are carefully framed and spoken are the most powerful means of communication there is. – Nancy Duarte

On Today’s Podcast:

* Backstage Catalyst University interview with Nancy Duarte

* CEO of Duarte Inc.

* Growth seasons

* Culture rejuvenation

* Balancing process and creativity

* Leading through empathy

* Communicating in a compelling way

* Power of the spoken word

* Resources from Nancy: Illuminate, Resonate + Slide:ology

* Connect with her via Twitter and LinkedIn

Always Forward.

Ron

Question: Are you placing value on your communication efforts? How can you step up your game?

Leaders live by choice, not by accident. – Mark Gorman

On Today’s Episode:

* Beating burnout

* Healthy leader, healthy organization

* Be an example

* Caring for your mind, body and soul

* Make intentional lifestyle changes to create healthy habits

* There is no shame in coaching, find a coach to guide you in your leadership

* Speak up when you are on the brink of burnout (contact me here)

* Set guardrails against burnout

Always forward.

Ron

Question: What are you doing each day (mentally and physically) for the care and keeping of yourself as a leader?

We do not need magic to change the world, we carry all the power we need inside ourselves already: we have the power to imagine better. – J.K. Rowling

On Today’s Episode:

* A college graduation special (dedicated to my daughter, Kelsey)

* Find your WHY

* Hint: Your major is not your why

* Expose yourself to diverse experiences; try things!

* Work on your WHO

* Your 20s are foundational

* Be collaborative

* Build your community with grace and intensity

Always Forward.

Ron

You can have the best strategy and the best building in the world, but if you don’t have the hearts and minds of the people who work with you, none of it comes to life. – Renee West

On Today’s Episode:

* Building astonishing teams

* Recruiting top talent

* Culture creation

* Setting expectations that are beyond you as a leader

* “Leave your team exhausted and exhilarated rather than exhausted and defeated.”

* A community of accountability

* Nickname Assessment

* Find our team reads here!

Always Forward.

Ron

Question: What are you doing to build an expectation that proceeds your team and organization?

Appreciation can change a day, even change a life. Your willingness to put it into words is all that is necessary. – Margaret Cousins

On Today’s Episode:

* Leadership + Gratitude

* Place people on your “route” who can cheer you on AND be that for others

* Posture yourself with an attitude of gratefulness

* Lift up others by dishing out gratitude

* Gratitude is the cheapest way to build your culture

* Integrate this into your daily leadership

* Practical ways to show gratitude to your team

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Question: In which ways can you lift up your team through gratitude?

In every success story, you will find someone who has made a courageous decision. – Peter F. Drucker

On Today’s Episode:

* Jess Ekstrom

* Headbands of Hope

* Entrepreneurism

* Choosing to show up

* Empowering women

* Millennials + what they want in their work

* Connect with Jess, Instagram + Twitter

Always Forward.

Ron

Question: What do you need to “show up” for?

Great vision without great people is irrelevant. – Jim Collins

On Today’s Episode:

* Strengths + hiring

* Building holistic teams

* How your strengths manifest in leading, learning, and decision-making

* A look into our hiring process

* Advocating for your team members

* Don’t just hire well, release people well

* Resources: HUMANeX Ventures + Gallup StrengthsFinder

Always Forward.

Ron

Question: How can you incorporate strengths into your workplace culture?

Everything you want is on the other side of fear. – Ron Kitchens

On Today’s Episode:

* Love it. Learn it. Lead it. Lift it.

* My talk from Catalyst University 2017

* Artificial barriers

* Curating our own life + leadership

* Too many times we let what’s easy get in the way of what we know we should do

* You can’t let somebody else have the power to take away your dreams

* You can be a change-maker

Always Forward.

Ron

Question: When you find yourself going down a one-way do you turn around or say “I can make it?”